Ruby Sparks is the first screenplay from star Zoe Kazan and the film features the highly anticipated return of the husband/wife filmmaking duo who brought us 2006’s mega hit Little Miss Sunshine. Similar in style to their Oscar-nominated feature, this highly original and delightful concept is a rare thing in Hollywood. It’s a sweet, emotional and enjoyable flick that, free of pretense and a visible Hollywood hand, legitimately pulls the audience in without tropes or trite concepts that would unfairly cause many to blindly and inaccurate lying label this as just another “rom-com”. Calvin Weir-Fields (Paul Dano) found immense literary success at a young age and like any artist who hits it…
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Video Interview…’Ruby Sparks’ Writer/Stars Zoe Kazan and Paul Dano
Zoe Kazan writes and stars alongside real-life boyfriend Paul Dano in the original, hysterical and emotional Ruby Sparks. The story follows a novelist struggling with writer’s block who finds romance in a most unusual way: by creating a female character he thinks will love him, then willing her into existence. The couple have solid chemistry that comes right off the screen and play well off of the likes of Chris Messina, Annette Benning, Antionio Banderas and Elliot Gould who round out this wacky ensemble piece. The first screenplay from Kazan, she knocks this out of the park both behind the camera and in-front of it. Ruby Sparks looks to be the surprise hit of the year and Go,See,Talk got to…
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Video Interview…’Ruby Sparks’ Directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
The husband and wife team of directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris made their feature film directorial debut in 2006 with Little Miss Sunshine, which redefined independent filmmaking, received worldwide critical acclaim, and was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture as well as winning the Independent Spirit Award for best feature. Their new film, Ruby Sparks, expands its limited release this Friday. Go,See,Talk got to sit with them briefly and discuss their latest ensemble piece (which stars Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Annette Bening, Antonio Banderas, Steve Coogan, Chris Messina and Elliot Gould). Immensely enjoyable with a down to earth feel, Ruby Sparks is a highly entertaining and quirky indie comedy destined…
